“Everyday, there is drinking and yelling here. Most of the time, I try to find a corner and study. I ...
“But I have two daughters to look after. I try to be strong. The suffering of the past continues to ...
“My first birth was a son. My husband was very happy. A son meant we would get salvation after death. ...
“I met him at the Sildevi Mela at Devisthan. He looked healthy and I was attracted towards him. We had ...
“I think I was 8 years old when I started asking questions about my ‘Badi’ caste. Why do people talk ...
“Mother lost her mind when I was little. She would wander around whispering. I never could understand what she said. ...
“Mother became lonely after fathers death. So she eloped. I was 11 years old. My eldest sister took care of ...
“In the old days, men in this community were busy collecting wives. My father married my mother because his first ...
“Maybe the old times were better. At least, every occasion, every festival and every celebration we were invited to entertain ...
“Father and mother had 7 children. A boy after 6 girls. For survival, they left home at dawn and wandered ...